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<u>Logo:</u> On a blue background, we see a shield, which is turquoise with a red border. In red, the following text is on the shield:
<u>Logo:</u> On a blue background, we see a shield, which is turquoise with a red border. In red, the following text is on the shield:


Shaw Bros. (1930s-1958)<br>
Shaw Bros. (1930s-1958)<br>A<br>SHAWS<br>PRODUCTION
A<br>
SHAWS<br>
PRODUCTION


Under it is a yellow ribbon with some red Chinese text.
Under it is a yellow ribbon with some red Chinese text.


<u>FX/SFX:</u> None; it's a still logo. Seems to be live-action, like a cameramen filming the whole thing, a la the first Paramount logo.
<u>FX/SFX:</u> None.


<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic 20th Century Fox-like fanfare, although not a loud one.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic 20th Century Fox-like fanfare.


<u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shaw Bros. martial arts films of the era.
<u>Availability:</u> Ultra rare. Seen on martial arts films released by Shaw Brothers until 1958.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.


===3rd Logo (1956-1958)===
===3rd Logo (1956-1958)===
Shaw Bros. (1940s?-1958?)
Shaw Bros. (1940s-1959)


<u>Logo:</u> We see the same shield from before, though entirely bronze, and written as "A SHAW PRODUCTION". It is set on a midnight blue satin-like background with some tan-colored satin sheet-looking material at the top and bottom.
<u>Logo:</u> We see the same shield from before, though entirely bronze, and written as "A SHAW PRODUCTION". It is set on a midnight blue satin-like background with some tan-colored satin sheet-looking material at the top and bottom.


<u>FX/SFX:</u> Once again, it's a still logo.
<u>FX/SFX:</u> None.


<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Same as logo 1.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Same as the previous logo.


<u>Availability:</u> Seen on Shaw Bros. martial arts films of the era.
<u>Availability:</u> Very rare. Seen on martial arts films released by Shaw Brothers until 1959.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> Same as logo 1.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.


===4th Logo (1958-2000s)===
===4th Logo (1958-2000s)===
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic fanfare with drums and trumpets.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A bombastic fanfare with drums and trumpets.


<u>Availability:</u> Seen on every Shaw Bros. film of the period since 1958. Also appears on Quentin Tarantino's ''Kill Bill Vol. 1'' with the Miramax logo overlapping the first segment of this logo.
<u>Availability:</u> Common. Seen on every Shaw Bros. film of the period since 1958. Also appears on Quentin Tarantino's ''Kill Bill Vol. 1'' with the Miramax logo overlapping the first segment of this logo.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A remastered version of the previous logo's fanfare.
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A remastered version of the previous logo's fanfare.


<u>Availability:</u> Brand new. It is to be seen on new movies such as ''Triumph in the Skies'' and ''From Vegas to Macau II''.
<u>Availability:</u> Current. It is to be seen on new movies such as ''Triumph in the Skies'' and ''From Vegas to Macau II''.


<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.
<u>Editor's Note:</u> None.
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